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lLetters Patent No. 70,542, dated November 5. 1867.

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TO ALIZ WHOM IT MAY OONCERN:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. FORKER, of Meadville, in the county of Crawford, and State of Pennsyl- Vania, have invented a new and improved Mode of Attaching Bristles to the Handles of Brushes; and I-do hereby declare that the following is a full and yexact description thereof', reference being hed to the accompanying drawings, and the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure 6 shows my invention completekwith the side nearest'removed showing` the internal construction of the same. In this ligure, A is Athe handle, which fits tightly in a brass ferrule, B. Around this ferrule is a.

Icylinder, D, with staves, JJJJ. Attached in the centre of the handle A is aser-ew, II, which passes down the centre of the cylinder D. Working upon this screw H is a' conical nut, C, which, by turning the handle A, will by means of the screw H be pressed down to the lower end of the cylinder D, and being of a conical shape will open the sta-ves JJJ J. This presses the bristles I Iup against the outside cup F, .in such n. manner as to hold them tightlyin place. F isle ferrule, und E is a cap which is passed over the handle, and is screwed to the ferruleF by means of thcscrew-thread G G. These ltwo form the outside c up E F.

Figure 5 shows the handle A with the ferrule B and the screw II.. l

Figure 4 shows the cylinder D with the staves JJ JJ.

Figure 3 shows the conical nut C 1in an inverted position.

Figure 2 is the ferrule F, showing' the-screw-threed G, and v Figure 1 is the cap ,E which screws down to the ferrule F, forming the outside cup E F.

The way in which I construct'abrush is as follows: Take the ferrule F, fill it with bristles; then let the handle A, cylinder D, and conical nut C, be in the position shown in lig. 6; then press the staves'J J J J together, and opening a `place in the centre of the bristles that have been placed in the ferrule F, push the cylinder down as 'far as possible; then let the cap E be placed over the handle A, and screwed down; then by turning the handle A the conical nut C is shoved out to the ends of the staves JJJJ, thereby, as vbefore stated, pressing the 'bristles I I, and holding them firmly withinthe cup E F. It will be noticed that the ferrule F is smaller` around at the bottom than at the top; this is done for the purpose of throwing the lower ends of the bristles together, thereby makingthe brush more compact, and also, so to speak, dove-tailing .the bristles in, thereby holding them to place more rmly.

What I claim as my invention,'and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is us'follows, to wit:

I claim the cap la' and the ferrule F forming the cup E F, in combination with the cylinder D, with the staves JJJJ, the conical nut C, and the screw II, when the same are constructed as described in the aforesaid combination for the purposes set forth.

WM. II'. FORKER..

Witnesses:

A. B. RrcuMoND,

JNO. K. HALLocK, Jr. 

